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Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion

Ohio rates for HCPCS 41100

This procedure removes a small sample of tissue from the front two-thirds of the tongue to be examined under a microscope. It is used to help diagnose a sore, lump, or unusual area on the tongue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tongue Biopsy, Front Portion cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$112 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$550 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $200 to $10,233Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $100 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$891.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$166

MN $316HI $155

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.